The locs have turned 3 months old on March 14. Yay!!! Somehow I feel like they should be older than that considering I have one loc that is COMPLETELY loc'd but whatev. LOL!
No really...this loc is a serious loc.
Before I took my trip to Los Angeles, I re-twisted my hair. I am getting better at palm rolling (I'll go into details about how to do that later). Every time I twist my hair, I can't help but think how easy it is. It will be HARD going back to my loctician simply because I am saving a good $80 every time I do my own hair.
Not that those $80 ain't worth it. I mean....yall know how much I treasure the hair appointments.
But until I can find the time and money, I will be doing some DIY twisting.
Like I did last time, I used Dr. Bonner's Magic Soaps (aka castille soap) in Peppermint. I really like this stuff. The peppermint tingles my scalp and I feel like I get a really good cleanse.
What the...is that hair touching my neck. Heyyyy!!
This sounds wild but I like my hair more when it's wet. The locs are just so plump and beautiful.
Sans the white soapy-ness. And look, my hair is actually falling now.
I'm lovin' it! But what I'm not loving are the locs in the back of my head. They are just too annoyingly soft. They will not loc.
But will they stay twisted during a wash? Yes! And at the end of the day....that's all that matters.
I ended up having to wash a second time because I had so much build-up. As much as I wanted to condition my hair, I didn't. I read somewhere that conditioner can make baby locs fall. Definitely don't want that. I used condish the last time and didn't have any problems but I didn't want to get into the habit of using it.
Clean!
I am cracking up at the locs that decided to run to my forehead....very bang-like.
And then I sat down and twisted for a good 2 hours. This time around I used a butter from Darcy's Botanicals. I love her Etsy shop. (thanks Amina!) I'll be reviewing that product as well. As much as I loved the smell, I didn't feel like it "held" my locs enough when I palm roll-ed. So I went from using that to using my homemade aloe vera gel/shea butter/olive oil mix.
The finished product!
I pinned each and every one down and sat under the dryer for 10 minutes. They looked absolutely perfect. Who is this person?
Oh...me 3 months ago.
This is a drive-by post and once I finally get settled I will get to posting some more on the locs, my concerns, products and controversial topics.....yall know how I am.
And uh....how soon is TOO soon to be coloring the locs? It wouldn't work with the profession I am in right now but I am itchin' to go red. Don't give me the side eye. I've been purple and orange before so I think I can handle a little red.
Hmm....
Peace and loc've.
